Nurse Resident Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate degree in Nursing.
• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing program approved by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing.
• No previous experience is required. Candidates with greater than 12 months of experience are not eligible.
• In lieu of RN licensure upon hire, a temporary license/Graduate Nurse licensure may be accepted upon receipt of diploma, authorization to test and NCLEX testing date.
• The Graduate Nurse may work in a provisional status with NCLEX testing date provided prior to hire.
• Licensed to practice as a RN in South Carolina.
• BLS
• Knowledge and skills necessary to treat patients

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• After Jan 1, 2019, all newly hired RN’s at Prisma Health are required to have an ADN or BSN degree from an accredited institution/program recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Education or the S.C. State Board of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Collects patient data and completes required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards.
• Identifies patient’s problems/needs and sets priorities.
• Identifies problems requiring further referral and/or follow-up.
• Interprets and records latest diagnostic results.
• Performs nursing assessment using critical thinking skills under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Develops a plan of care based on nursing process, and which incorporates the plans of other disciplines and continuing care needs.
• Includes the patient/family in developing or revising the plan of care.
• Makes referrals to multidisciplinary support services under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Provides treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards.
• Demonstrates understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served.
• Explains nursing procedures.
• Provides discharge teaching.
• Identifies emergency situations and independently initiates advanced therapy.
• Acts as an advocate and coordinator of patient care with other health care personnel and evaluates patient care measures instituted.
• Understands and demonstrates respect for patient rights and utilizes established mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Records patient care delivered as planned and any variation, with appropriate rationale.
• Makes and records observations related to impending or associated problems.
• Implements nursing measures related to impending or associated problems under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Delegates nursing care to appropriate personnel using the nursing process.
• Integrates cost-effective measures into nursing practice.
• Recognizes unit problems and takes responsibility for documenting same.
• Demonstrates active participation in QI processes.
• Complies with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs.
• Complies with policies addressing safe working conditions.
• Monitors unsafe working conditions.
• Recognizes inappropriate and/or ineffective patient care management, resolves issue/problem and completes written reports.
• Fulfills call for unit as assigned and adjusts staffing for census (volume) and acuity under the direct supervision of the licensed RN.
• Completes all clinical skills under the direct supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse.
• Performs other duties as assigned.